Monitoring and treatment practices of childhood asthma in Singapore: A questionnaire study

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-61

  Tan, C ^a   Wong, B ^a   Goh, D Y ^b   Van Bever, H P ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Department of Paediatrics ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asthma; Childhood asthma; Corticosteroids; Inhaled corticosteroids; Long acting beta agonists

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTEROID; KETOTIFEN; KETOTIFEN FUMARATE; MONTELUKAST; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; SPIROMETER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 62649148831     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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